[ After all, it only makes sense to let the engineer have a crack at it. Sure, if Ronan laid down for a little cat nap, maybe he could dream them up some kind of cage-destroying magic weapon, or a skeleton key. But Cisco has a feeling that's not the easiest way.
He waits for Ronan to drop down again, and then approaches the tree, himself, checking his shoelaces are tight before starting to scale it. He does so with even less grace than Ronan, and it takes longer, too. He has plenty of skills, but tree-climbing isn't really one of them.
Eventually, a bit pathetically, he hauls himself up close enough to inspect the cage without touching it. After a long pause, during which he looks at the cage from different angles, squinting at it, he says: ]
There's no physical lock. The mechanism's gotta be internal. But it's not magic. There's a sensor, though. Right here.
[ Cisco points to a tiny spot near the top of the cage. As soon as his hand comes close enough, he triggers a motion-activated chipper voice message, transmitted through some kind of concealed speaker: ]
TO UNLOCK THE SECURE COMPARTMENT, PLEASE PROVIDE A MUSICAL TUNE!
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[ After all, it only makes sense to let the engineer have a crack at it. Sure, if Ronan laid down for a little cat nap, maybe he could dream them up some kind of cage-destroying magic weapon, or a skeleton key. But Cisco has a feeling that's not the easiest way.
He waits for Ronan to drop down again, and then approaches the tree, himself, checking his shoelaces are tight before starting to scale it. He does so with even less grace than Ronan, and it takes longer, too. He has plenty of skills, but tree-climbing isn't really one of them.
Eventually, a bit pathetically, he hauls himself up close enough to inspect the cage without touching it. After a long pause, during which he looks at the cage from different angles, squinting at it, he says: ]
There's no physical lock. The mechanism's gotta be internal. But it's not magic. There's a sensor, though. Right here.
[ Cisco points to a tiny spot near the top of the cage. As soon as his hand comes close enough, he triggers a motion-activated chipper voice message, transmitted through some kind of concealed speaker: ]
TO UNLOCK THE SECURE COMPARTMENT, PLEASE PROVIDE A MUSICAL TUNE!
[ What the fuck. ]
What the fuck.